Steam cooking ob warming attachment fob stoves



` T. WEST. STEAM COOKING 0R WARNUNG ATTACHMENT FOR STOVES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY l2. i918.

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THOMAS weer, or LoursvILLn, KENTCKY.

STEAM COOKING OB- WARMING ATTACHMENT FOR. STOVES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919-.

Appucauon sled my 12, -`191s. serieu N. 244,613.

'To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS WEST, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Steam Cooking or Warming Attachments for Stoves, of w i the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for liquid and gaseous fuel burning stoves and it is the principal object of the invention to provide a steaming attachment therefor whereby to permit the cooking of matter by steam when necessary or to allow the warming of the same subsequent to the cooking thereof, thus providing an exceedingly useful and desirable device for use in homes or cafs as well as a device which can be attached to practically all forms of liquid and gaseous fuel burning stoves with but slight alteration thereto.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The improvements in the details and arrangement of parts will be apparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, when considered in connection with the specific description hereinafter contained and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the purpose of imparting a full understanding thereof.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragment of a top of a liquid or gaseous fuel burning stove showing the improved attachment in top plan supported in one side thereof, and

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the stove showing the attachment connected thereto and in section.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like reference characters will designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, l represents a portion of a liquid or gaseous fuel burning stove provided with the usual fuel supply pipe 2, which as will be understood has branch pipes tapped thereinto and controlled by valves generally indicated by the numeral 3 whereby passage of gas or other fuel from the supply pipe 2 to the various burners of the stove can be controlled. In this connection, it is to be vnoted that the fuel supply pipe 2 is extended as at 2', the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. ,l Y y Openings are formed in one end of the top of the stove 1 and have bracket arms 4c` connected at certain of their ends thereto by bolts 5 or similar fastening devices. In this connection, itis to be noted that a pair of bracket arms 4 are provided, but, if desired, the number `may be varied, such as conditions or preference may dictate.

Seated in the bracket arms e is a receptacle G, the sides of which are tapered and conform to the sides of the several bracket arms 4; said receptacle having a drain opening formed in the bottom thereof receiving a suitable form of drain cock 7 therein for an obvious purpose.

Arranged over the open upper end of the receptacle 6 is a shelf 8 having a series of receptacle receiving openings 9 formed therein for receiving pots and pans or similar cooking utensils such as indicated by the numeral 10. In this connection, it is of course to be understood that lids 11 can be arranged over the various openings 9 and the open upper ends of the receptacles 10 ar ranged therein, thus, permitting the contents thereof to receive full benet from the steam given olf by the heated liquid arranged in the receptacle 6.

Engaged with the outer end of the eXtension 2 of the supply pipe 2, which as will be noted, is screw threaded in an elbow 12 having a branch pipe 13 connected thereto, which branch pipe is in turn connected to one end of a perforate burner pipe 14 extending longitudinally of the receptacle 6 1n spaced relation to the bottom thereof. A. suitable form of valve 15 is interposed in the burner pipe lll and obviously serves as means for permitting the passage of the fuel through the openings therein to be con trolled at will by a user. To permit the proper mixture of air with the fuel flowing into the burner pipe 14, I form an opening 16 in one end of said pipe, which opening can be varied by an ordinary sleeve valve arranged about the same, such construction being common in the art.

From the foregoingit will be readily understood by persons skilled lin the art that I have provided an :eice'edingly effectual and simple form -of steamA cooking or heating attachment for' liquid o`r gaseous fuel burning stoves, and furthermore, a device which will beeii'tremely desirable for use in homes, cafs,l etc., wherein y some means to maintain the -temperature of foodstuff at a predetermined degree subsequent to the cooking thereof is desired. It is to he also noted, that the device can be attached toV Manifestly, the construction shovvn Y is capable of considerable ymodification andl such modification as is Within the scope of iny claim, I consider Within ther spiritr of my invention.

I claim:

The combination with a gaseous fuel burning stove 'having a fuel supply pipe, of brackets fixed to the stove, a receptacle inounted Within said brackets and open at its top, a cover plate fitted upon the open top of the receptacle and forming a shelf having a plurality of openings therein to accommodate cookingA utensils for the suspension of the same Within the receptacle, anda burner connected with the fuel supply pipe of the stove and extendingrexterioially of and beneath'said receptacle longitudinally thereof. .A

In testimony whereof, I affix iny signature hereto.

THOMAS WEST.

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